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Overdo   /ˈoʊvərdˈu/   Listen
verb
Overdo  v. t.  (past overdid; past part. overdone; pres. part. overdoing)  
1.
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far. "Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing."
2.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
3.
To surpass; to excel. (R.)
4.
To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.


Overdo  v. i.  (past overdid; past part. overdone; pres. part. overdoing)  To labor too hard; to do too much.





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"Overdo" Quotes from Famous Books



... not overdo it, sir. You are paler this morning than you should be. Too late hours and too hard work on the brain isn't good for any man! But tell me, sir, how did you pass the night? Well, I hope? But my heart! sir, I was glad when Mrs. Dempster ...
— Dracula's Guest • Bram Stoker
... government on the product sold, it will pay a tax to the city, it will furnish a bond to operate legally and at stated hours, and its return will be welcomed by many. But remember that the greedy and grasping back of it all will overdo, as always, and the amendment will be re-enacted. This time, if it has the support of a well-organized enforcement committee, it will function despite the ...
— David Lannarck, Midget - An Adventure Story • George S. Harney
... does it consciously is apt to overdo it, out of sheer enthusiasm, and if a girl suspects that it is done intentionally, the hurt loses its sting and changes her love to bitterness. A succession of attempts is also useless, for a man never hurts a woman twice in exactly the same way. When he has run the ...
— The Spinster Book • Myrtle Reed
... look as if you had come into a fortune! I don't deny that it is an improvement, but you mustn't overdo it. It would be too hard luck for mother if we were both ill at the same time. All this anxiety has been too much for you. I had better turn nurse, and let you be patient for a little time, and I'll prescribe a little change and ...
— The Heart of Una Sackville • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
... captain, smiling; "there's nothing done without: only don't go and overdo it, for you'll find it terribly hot and steamy ...
— Old Gold - The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig • George Manville Fenn


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